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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the 22nd Judicial District, the |
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creation of an additional judicial district composed of Hays |
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County, and the composition of the Hays County Juvenile Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 24.123, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.123. 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT ([CALDWELL,] COMAL |
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COUNTY [, AND HAYS COUNTIES]). |
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SECTION 2. Sections 24.123(a) and (c), Government Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The 22nd Judicial District is composed of [Caldwell,] |
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Comal County [, and Hays counties]. |
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(c) The terms of the 22nd District Court begin [: |
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[(1) in Caldwell County on the first Mondays in March, |
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June, September, and December; |
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[(2) in Comal County] on the first Mondays in April, |
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July, October, and January [; and |
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[(3) in Hays County on the first Mondays in February, |
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May, August, and November]. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 24.60050 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.60050. 508TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HAYS COUNTY). The |
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508th Judicial District is composed of Hays County. |
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SECTION 4. Section 152.1111(a), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The juvenile board of Hays County is composed of the |
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county judge, the administrative judge of the Hays County District |
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Court [district judge of the 22nd judicial district], the judges of |
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the county court at law, the county sheriff, and the criminal |
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district attorney. |
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SECTION 5. (a) The local administrative district judge |
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shall transfer to: |
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(1) the 508th District Court all cases from Hays |
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County that are pending in the 22nd District Court on the effective |
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date of this Act; and |
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(2) the 207th District Court all cases from Caldwell |
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County that are pending in the 22nd District Court on the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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(b) When a case is transferred as provided by Subsection (a) |
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of this section: |
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(1) all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or |
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other obligations issued from the 22nd District Court are |
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returnable to the district court to which the case is transferred as |
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if originally issued by that court; and |
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(2) the obligees on all bonds and recognizances taken |
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in and for the 22nd District Court and all witnesses summoned to |
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appear in the 22nd District Court are required to appear before the |
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district court to which the case is transferred as if originally |
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required to appear before that court. |
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SECTION 6. The 508th Judicial District is created on the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 30, 2027. |